Hi all,

I am giving a serious thought towards learning programming. I am completely new to this world. I have never done programming but I am very comfortable with using computer. I have some basic knowledge about programming( basic terminologies like platform, editor, some basics of BASIC language etc.)
I am in to Human resources right now, but I want to get in to software.
What would be the best way to do that. I am very smart and can grasp anything very quickly. So learning is not an issue for me. All I need is a point to start learning and the right direction.
What programming language should I learn?
And what could be the sources?

I would really appreciate if you could help me on this.

Thank you,

Manali.